Amusement park safety device



w. B. scHMlDT AMUSEMENT PARK SAFETY DEvIcE Nov. 12, 1940.

9 sheetsSheet 1 Filed Feb. 1o, 1938 9 ShetsSheet 2 Nov. 12, 1940.

w. B. scHMIDT 2,221,414

AMUsMEN PAEx SAFBY DBvIGB Fi1ed Feb. 10, 1938.

Nov. 12, 19400 9 SheetSSheet 4 Nov, 12, 1940.

Fi1ed Peb 1o 1938 9 SheetsSheet 6 bef 2 of the oaf ''f1e Sil1 nlefnbefsofo oonffeoted togethef by Spacing bafS 25 Whioh afe figidly xedthere-to in any pfeferred fnannef Suoh os by Welding. ounted upon ondextending betveen the outer Si11 IneInbers 2l and 24 afe a plufa]ity ofgenefany U-Shaped afohes 26, 24, 26, 29, 60,

and 32 vvhioh afe paralle1 to eaoh othef and dis posed of right anglesfo the plane containing the SillS.

The ffont en(i aroh 32 and the feaf end aroh 26 afe eaoh pfovided vvithsiIflilaJf afohed fneInbefs 33 and 34, fespeotively, Which afe xed tothe fnnef ones 22 ond 23 of the sillS, there being fe inforoingfnenlbers 35 extending betWoen the arcf1eS 32 and 63 and sifni1arfeif1fofoing nfen1 befS 66 extending between the afohes 26 ond 64, ASShoWn, these feinforoing IneInbefs 35 and 36 are set of angleS of 45 tothe radioS of fhe aToh of the ooint of their attaohfnent, buf obviouslythis IIfay be varied vvifflin the teachings of the invention. By thisoonstrootion the front 3fch 32 and' the reaf afoh 26 of thefran1eWofkafe made to be veTy Sfiff and Stroflg, 4 pluralfty ofhofizontal bafS 32 are extended adjaoent ones of the arohes on the baokSide of the ffaInevVork to fofff1 a bottom line fof ndoWS, aS vvillhefeiflazftef appeof- SiInilaf hofizonta] Inefnbefs 36 extend be tWeenoertain ones of the arohes on the ffont Side of the oaf of the sanleheight above fhe Si11. 0thef hofiZontal nlen1befS 36 extend. bet een theafoheS on the feaf side of the ffafneWofk to foffn tops for the WindowSand siInilaf hofizonta1 ffleo1- be1'S 40 extend between the afoheS onthe oppoSite Side of the ffaIneWofk to forn1 fopS fof the doofS. fng1ebfaoeS 44 affe fitted into the uppef Seotions of the doofS andvVif1dovvS SubStanfiany aS Shown.

t vvi11 be noted that the spacing of the arches 2632, inclusive, iS notuI1iforfn. Afoh 26 Which fS the feaf afoh of the ffaInevVofk Will beposi tiof1ed near the rear end of the fear Seaf of the oaf, as vvi11 beseen in 'igufe 1. t Wi11 be noted that the feinfofoing afoh iS InovedoutWafdy to Wafd the afoh 26 neof the hofizonfa1 ffafne Inefn befs 37and 36 fo pfovide oleafance betvveen the aroh afldthe back of the reafseat of the caf. The adjacent arch 2f is positioned neaf the fronf edgeof this feaf Seat. 'f1e next foh 26 iS poSi tioned in the San1e felationvith TeSpect to the back of the next to the fear Seof and afoh 26 isnearr the ffont of th9lt soaJt. AS will be lseen in E'iguTe 2 a ShoftIneITlber 42 iS xed to the outer sill 24 and extended opWofdly pafa11e1to the afoh 27 fo o point obove the hofizontal IneIn befS 36 and thenbent iIlvvardly tovvard the aroh 22 fo hioh it iS attaohed. A Sifnilafn1efnber 46 is of fached to the Si11 24 and extended upWafdly of as1ight aJngle 5th feSpeot to the arfoh 60 a point jost above thehofizontal InefI1 bers 36 and then bent fofvvard1y and bfought intoengagefnent With the afoh 26. MembefS 42 and 43 togethef define adoofwoy leading into the feaf seat of the oaf, SiInilar n1enbefS beingaxed to the cofrespond ing arohes to fof1T1 dooofways fof the othefseatS of the oaf.

on fhe rear Side of the car a p111r1ity of diagonal bfaoeS 44 effend11pWardly ffom the joootion pointS of the afohes ond sins to poss justbeneath the bottoIn ffleTnbe1's 32 of the Window openingS, theseIneInberS 44 Serving fo feinfofoe fhe ffaJIne.

AS WiH be Seen in fgore 2, the o11ter si11 24 is extended feafWofdly ofthe bck afoh 26 and then upvard1y at 45 to a oint near the to of thedoor, and outef si11 IneIffber 24 is sifnfla1ly ex fended opvvafdly asShowo of 46.- Tf1ese fv7o ex tensions afe oonneofed together byhoIfzontal Inen1befS 4T Whioh in tofn afe oonneoted together by oroSSbfaoeS 46 to stiffen the end of the ffan1e for a pofpose Whioh Wi11hefeinafter appeaf. AS Wi11 be Seen best in gufe 3, fhe ootef Inen1befsof the lSi11S are extended oowardly a leSSer distanoe ahead of the frontofch ofthe fop and the innef fnefnbefS of the Sillafe1ikevVise extendednpWafd- 1y and join to the extenSions of the olftef Si11 n1eInbefs.cfoss Inefnbers 40 extend betWeen the botton1 poftions of the inner afoh36, as Wi11be seen best in Figufe 5 and a baf 56 eXtendS betWeen thevizfI1(iovV fraIne n1eInbef 37 on the one side and the doof fran1e111eInbef 43 on the ofher side of the ffaInevvofk. Suitable ofoSS bfaoes5l extend befween the n1eolbefs 46 and 56 to stiffen the ffof1f end ofthe ffaIflevVofk, :BaJf 50 SefveS alSo as aJ hand rai1 fof the fronfseot of the oaf,

Ib vvi11 be apparent to one ski11ed in the aIf thaf the fofegoingffameWork InembefS fofn1 tfusseS Whioh add strength to the Strootufe. ndarohes 26 and 62 are tfussed. arohes. The spac ing membefs betWeen sinS2l and 22, and 23 and 24, form tfuSSed SiHS Whioh fesisf Side stress onthe top. 1faoes 44 ond doof ffaffle nlen1befs 42 and 43 assisf theinterInediate afches and longitudinal n1efnbefs 62, 66-and 46 in fonningtfusses Whioh feSiSt veffical sffesses on the Stfuc tul,e. 248 a feSuftof this ooflstfI1otion, the ffafne- Wofk haS been found to be oapable ofWithstand ing the StfesSes p1 aoed upon it in Sefvice upon o oaf' of aroller coaStef tfaif1,

T21e fofegoing deSofiption covefS the ffanleWofk of on intefInediate cafof the tfaif1, and While 3, paftioulaf ffafneWork is Shovvn anqdesofibed in detaiL if Will boapparent to one Skilled in the oft thotohanges Inay be Inode fo fneet partioular fe quifen1ents othin thefoachingS of the invention. he ffaInewofk to sefve itSint ended pufpoSemust be vefy Stfong and at the safne tin^le aS light aS possible. I havefound that a chfome n1olybdenufn Sfee1 tubing, cofnn1only knoWn osafforaft tubing, fs vefy satiSfactory fof this purpose,

althollgh the use of other InatefialS is contefn )1arted. n joints inthe ffafneWofk just deScfibed afe vvelded So that the franle is aSelf-oontained, Self-bfaoed Stfuotufe Wf1ioh is vefy Ifgid in pafts andSuioient1y ffexible in ofhef parts to perII1it it to be altefed in Shopeby the nloven1enfs of the DaftS of the oaf upon vvhioh it is Tnounted.

The fraIneWork thus fofIned iS Inounted opon the side fails of theohaSSfS of the caf in the manner besf Seen in Figufe 4. 1esf1ient n1ounfing n1eans 62 are ffxed to the ffaIneS and 2 of the chaSSis ond to theInounting plates 53 Whioh afe xed fo the sillS of the top ffameWork. ASShown in the draWingS, the reSilient Inounting neans 52 afe of the san1etype as shown in ig ure 9, but it H be underStood thaf othef fe- SilientIT1ouf1tif1g devioeS Inay be llSed Within the teaohings of theinvention. ,oor nfounting rne2LnS 52 are shoWn, there being one at eachoorner of the ffalT1e, b11t in oeffain if1StanoeS the ose ofinterInediate n1oLlnfings is oonfemplated.

The veftioa1 side poftionS of the orcheS of the top ffafneWofk aredispoSed alongside of the end plateS 6 and of the seats, of a distanceo11t Wafdly thereffon1, as i11 be seen best in ig ufe 4L. By thisaffangenlent the top fnay Inove vvith fespect to the Seats, of the SeatsIT1ay IT1ove with fespeot to the top vvitho11t if1teffefence ofle ffomthe othef. The ffamewofkS shown in g ufeS 2 and 3 aJre affanged to fitovef the f1fer oomposed of a plufality of oonneoted oafS, eaohoootaining Seat fneans sllppofted vvitf1if1 ar chassis that extendS tothe appfoxin1ate leve1 of the seat n1eans ond iS equipped vvith tfaokengaging vvheelS, of fneanS for ottfaoting and Safeguafd ing poSSengefs,cofnpfising, an ofnaInental Safety devioe Suppofted upon the ohaSSiS ofthe oar and extending over the seat n1eanS therein of aJ height lowenough to prevent standing up in the caf, thefe being door opef1ingS andwindow open ingS in Said devioes b()tf1 in juxtapoSitiof1 to salid seatn1eans, a noSe struotufe on the devioe on the ffont caI extendingfofvvafdly ffon1 Said oaf, o tai1 struotufe on the devioe on the feafoaf extending feafwardly frofn the car, Said noSe and tai1 Stfuotufesbeing shaped to add the appeaf aooe of stfeannining to the tfain andservfng to oushion the ifflpact of tWo tfains in oaSe of a oo11ision,and saJfefy door n1eans n1ounted upon said deviceS to pfevent passengefsffo1T1 1eaving the oafs vvhf1e the troin is in Inotion.

10. 11 Safety devioe adapfed to fest upon that poft of the chassis of onanlusenlent caf extending outvvardly ffoIn the ends of the ffanSvefseseats of the caJI' at appfoxifnately the san1e height above the f1oof asthe seats, ooInpTiSing, al si11 diSposed on each side IneInber of thechaSSiS of the oaJ1, feSi1ient fneans for holding soid si11s 11pon thechaSSiS, Un1efnbefS 11xed to soid si11S and extending ovef' the oaf,longitudina1 n1efnbefS ex tending betvveen Safid u-n1en1befs and 11xedthefeto, bfaoing Ineans ffxed Wftf1in the plane of the uIneInbef locatedbehind the feaf tfanSverse seat of the oar ond within the plane of the Un1en1ber located ahead of the ffont tranSvefse seat of the oar, bfaoeSextending between the inteffnediofe ones of said U-Inefflbefs and saidsi11S, Said bfaoeS Ufnen1befS and 1ongitudina1 ff1en1beTS togetherfofIning door franleS on one side of the oaf and Wfndovv ffaInes on theother side of the oaf, and a covering n1eans fixed to Said si11s,U-IneInbers, 1ongitudinal o1en1beTS and bfaoeS amnd extending betvveenSaid doofS and vvindoWS.

11. The oombination with an an1usement tfain oofnposed of a plufality ofoonneoted oaf5, each oonfoining a plufality of Seats Suppofted within aohassis that iS equipped Wh trook-engaging wheels, of devioes forattTaoting ond Safeguarding passengeTS, coInpTiSing an arChedtop frazneWork nlounted by Tesilient nleans upon the ohasSis of eaoh Car andextending over the Seats thofe in at a. height loW enough to pfevenf aJpassenger froIn standin up in the car, a nose stTuctuTe extendingforvvardly of the fran1evvork on the front one of said carS, a tailstfuotufe extending fearWardly of the fear end of Said oors, o corrugated bfight ffleta1 covefing f1xed on said ffarIf1e Wofks ondstfuotufes with the ooffugationS hofizonta1 ond extending ffonl theohaSS1s of fhe oaf upvvardly to a line fust above said Sets, aj pefforated bfight fnetB1 oovering extending upvvard ly fron1 Said line ovefthe top of the ffofneWofk, thefe being door opef1ingS in Said oovefingSon one side of the oaf and Window openings on the othef side thefeof,flexib1e Ineans extending between the top on one oof to the top on thenext oar, Said IneanS being affanged to 11ake it ap peaf that salidoovefings extend betvveen the oars, said oovefings and f1exible n1eansfef1eoting light played upon the tfain to enhanoe ifS a,t tfaotiveness,and doof n1eans Suppofted on the top StTuctufe of earof1 caf adopted toextend acfoSS said doofvvayS to pfevent paSSengefS ffoff). leaving thecafs While the traix1 is in Inotion.

12. 1feaJnS foI' Inodefnizing ai In111tioar aInuSe Inent pafk troin toenhanoe the appearanoe tf1ereof and to safeguafd the pasSengefs thereif1con1pfising, an device xod tlpon eaoh oarf of the tfain, Said devioehaving doofvvayS fof pern1it ting ingfess and egress of paSSengeTs,doofs adapted to be moved aofoss said doofways to blook the Safne, affont buInper fofIfled as al poft of the device of the ffont oaf of thetfain and extending forward1y fhefeffon1, and aJ reaf bumper fofnled as9 part of t11e devioe of the feaf oar of the tfain and extendingfeafwafdly thefeffon1, Soid front and feaf bufnpefs, devioe, and doofSoon1 bif1ing to stfean11ine the train ffofn end to end.

13. ff ffafne fof a Safety devioe fof on afnuSe- Inent park oaroon1pfiSing, o paif of para11e1 si11S eaoh of whioh oon1pfiseS pafalle1tubulaf Inembefs disposed in a horizont31 plane, struts extendingbetvveen the IneInbefs of eaoh si11 to strengthen the Safne in alhofizontal direotion a plufahty of generall U-Shaped tubular membefsextending ffoIn the outer ff1en1ber of one Si11 to the outef nlen1ber offhe othef si11, Said U nlefnberS being diSpoSed in pafallel veftioalplanes, a. Second geneTa11y U-Shaped tubular Inen1ber extending ffon1the innef ffleInbe1 of one si11 to the inner Inefnber of the other si11in the plane of eoch one of the end ones of Said flfSt U -shapedmembefs, Stfuts extending between Said first and second end u n1enlbers,horizonta1 tu b111azI bafS extending betvvoen odiaoent ones of saidU-shaped n1efnbefS, diagonal bfaoes exfend ing betWeen said si11S andU-shped n1embefs, and 1Tleans upon soid si11s for n1ounting the ffafneupon 3. oar.

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